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Which of the following are the four major regions of the brain from bottom to top?
Which of the following are the four major regions of the brain from bottom to top?
- Cerebrum (correct)
- Diencephalon (correct)
- Cerebellum (correct)
- Brainstem (correct)
What are the parts of the brainstem?
What are the parts of the brainstem?
Medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain
What are the parts/centers of the medulla oblongata?
What are the parts/centers of the medulla oblongata?
Cardiac center, primary respiratory center, vasomotor center, swallowing center, coughing center, sneezing center, vomiting center
What does the cardiac center regulate?
What does the cardiac center regulate?
Which center regulates normal breathing?
Which center regulates normal breathing?
What does the vasomotor center regulate?
What does the vasomotor center regulate?
The swallowing center regulates what function?
The swallowing center regulates what function?
What function is regulated by the coughing center?
What function is regulated by the coughing center?
What does the sneezing center regulate?
What does the sneezing center regulate?
What function is regulated by the vomiting center?
What function is regulated by the vomiting center?
All sensory tracts located below leading to the cerebrum are __________ and are located ________.
All sensory tracts located below leading to the cerebrum are __________ and are located ________.
All motor tracts from above leading to the spinal cord are _______ and located ________.
All motor tracts from above leading to the spinal cord are _______ and located ________.
What are the components of the pons?
What are the components of the pons?
What is another name for the pons?
What is another name for the pons?
What does the secondary respiratory center regulate?
What does the secondary respiratory center regulate?
What are the two parts of the secondary respiratory center that regulate breathing as desired?
What are the two parts of the secondary respiratory center that regulate breathing as desired?
In the pons, all sensory tracts are ________ toward the cerebrum.
In the pons, all sensory tracts are ________ toward the cerebrum.
In the pons, all motor tracts are ________ toward the spinal cord.
In the pons, all motor tracts are ________ toward the spinal cord.
Huge tracts that connect the pons to the cerebellum are called Cerebellar _______.
Huge tracts that connect the pons to the cerebellum are called Cerebellar _______.
What does the midbrain consist of?
What does the midbrain consist of?
What do the cerebral peduncles contain?
What do the cerebral peduncles contain?
What does the corpora quadrigemina consist of?
What does the corpora quadrigemina consist of?
What do the superior colliculi control?
What do the superior colliculi control?
What is the role of the inferior colliculi?
What is the role of the inferior colliculi?
What parts make up the diencephalon?
What parts make up the diencephalon?
What does the epithalamus contain?
What does the epithalamus contain?
What hormone does the pineal gland produce?
What hormone does the pineal gland produce?
What is the function of the thalamus?
What is the function of the thalamus?
Which sense does not synapse in the thalamus?
Which sense does not synapse in the thalamus?
What is the role of the hypothalamus?
What is the role of the hypothalamus?
What functions are regulated in the hypothalamus during the link with the nervous and endocrine systems?
What functions are regulated in the hypothalamus during the link with the nervous and endocrine systems?
What does the hypothalamus autonomic systems control?
What does the hypothalamus autonomic systems control?
What pathway are mammillary bodies responsible for?
What pathway are mammillary bodies responsible for?
What parts make up the cerebellum?
What parts make up the cerebellum?
What are the four information sources that the cerebellum utilizes?
What are the four information sources that the cerebellum utilizes?
What does 'taxia' refer to?
What does 'taxia' refer to?
What does the limbic system control?
What does the limbic system control?
What overlaps with the limbic system?
What overlaps with the limbic system?
In the limbic system, which functions does the brainstem help regulate?
In the limbic system, which functions does the brainstem help regulate?
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Study Notes
Major Regions of the Brain
- Brain consists of four major regions: brainstem, diencephalon, cerebellum, and cerebrum.
Brain Stem Components
- Brain stem is composed of three parts: medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain.
Medulla Oblongata Functions
- Contains vital centers for cardiac function, primary respiratory, vasomotor, as well as centers for swallowing, coughing, sneezing, and vomiting.
Cardiac Center
- Regulates heart function and is influenced by parasympathetic synapses.
Respiratory Functions
- Primary respiratory center controls normal breathing.
- Secondary respiratory center allows for regulation of breathing based on activity.
Vasomotor & Swallowing Centers
- Vasomotor center regulates blood pressure.
- Swallowing center coordinates the act of swallowing.
Coughing and Sneezing Centers
- Coughing center manages the cough reflex.
- Sneezing center triggers the sneezing reflex.
Tract Functions in White Matter
- Ascending tracts are sensory pathways leading to the cerebrum, while descending tracts are motor pathways directing signals to the spinal cord.
Pons Composition
- Made up of sensory and motor tracts, along with cerebellar peduncles.
Cerebellar Peduncles
- Large tracts connecting the pons to the cerebellum, facilitating communication between these structures.
Midbrain Structures
- Includes cerebral peduncles and corpora quadrigemina which are crucial for various reflexes.
Superior Colliculi Functions
- Involved in visual reflexes and somatic movements, including controlling eye movements.
Inferior Colliculi Functions
- Controls auditory reflexes.
Diencephalon Parts
- Comprises the epithalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
Epithalamus Role
- Houses the pineal glands, responsible for producing melatonin.
Thalamus Function
- Serves as a sensory relay station, with the exception of olfactory signals.
Hypothalamus Functions
- Acts as a link between the nervous and endocrine systems, regulating reproduction, growth, metabolism, and water-salt balance.
Autonomic Control in Hypothalamus
- Monitors oxygen levels, body temperature, and sensations of hunger and fullness.
Cerebellum Structure and Functions
- Contains inner tissue known as Arbor vitae, important for coordinating motor activities and maintaining balance through multiple sources of information.
Damage Impacts on Cerebellum
- Taxia refers to impaired coordination and motor skills due to cerebellar damage.
Limbic System Role
- Controls emotional responses and overlaps with the brainstem functions, linking emotional regulation with physiological processes like breathing.
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